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Chaput, J. Scott; Crack, Timothy Falcon; Onishchenko, Olena – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2021
How accurately can final-year students majoring in statistics, physics, and finance label the vertical axis of a normal distribution, explain their label, identify units, and answer a question about the impact of horizontal-axis rescaling? Our survey finds that only 27 out of 148 students surveyed (i.e., 18.2%) could label the vertical axis of the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Advanced Students, Business Administration Education, Mathematics Skills
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Sokolowski, Andrzej – Physics Education, 2021
Analysing graphs, formulating covariational relationships, and hypothesizing systems' behaviour have emerged as frequent objectives of contemporary research in physics education. As such, these studies aim to help students achieve these objectives. While a consensus has been reached on the cognitive benefits of emphasizing the structural domain of…
Descriptors: Graphs, Energy, Physics, Science Instruction